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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
age
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
always
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
apartment
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From this reading The dining-room was a really magnificent apartment.
armorial
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
bearingsplural nounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
directions used to locate a place, especially at sea
From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
black
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
brass
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
brightest
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
buffets
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
carved
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
Champdoce
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
Chateau
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
closed
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
COUNT
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From this reading THE COUNT DE PUYMANDOUR.
DE
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From this reading THE COUNT DE PUYMANDOUR.
death
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room was a really magnificent apartment.
Duchess
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
engraved
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
goblets
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
greater
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
groaned
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
haughty
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
house
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
load
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
magnificent
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From this reading The dining-room was a really magnificent apartment.
massive
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
mountings
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
notice
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
oak
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
ornamented
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
portion
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
PUYMANDOUR
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From this reading THE COUNT DE PUYMANDOUR.
ready
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
really
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From this reading The dining-room was a really magnificent apartment.
reception
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
rooms
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
salvers
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
silver
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From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT DE PUYMANDOUR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shelves groaned beneath their load of goblets and salvers of the brightest silver, engraved with the haughty armorial bearings of the house of Champdoce.
There
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From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
used
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
very
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From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dining-room was a really magnificent apartment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since the death of the Duchess of Champdoce the greater portion of the Chateau had been closed, but the reception rooms were always ready to be used at a very short notice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were massive buffets of carved oak, black with age, ornamented with brass mountings.
